‘From white to HAPPY COLOUR'
Style at Home|August 2020
Sophie Claire transformed her bland, and a tad soulless, London apartment with an injection of style bursting with character and colour
MARISHA TAYLOR
‘From white to HAPPY COLOUR'

Sophie Claire had one requirement when searching for her new home in 2011 – she needed it to be a short walk to work in the City of London. ‘I drew a circle around London Bridge that marked a seven-minute walk from the station, and told the estate agents that I only wanted to live within that area. An easy commute makes a huge difference to your working day, so location was really important.’

Double vision

Despite the number of new developments in the area I was searching in, I didn’t find anything I liked until the estate agent showed me a flat with a rather unusual shape. It was in this 1980s block on the fourth floor and every room was double height with a mezzanine level. I knew straight away it was the one.

Taking my time

With no structural work to be done, and all the walls painted white by the previous owners, I set about turning the flat into my home. The very first thing I did was buy the dining table. I’d seen it in Muji about three years before and it had been on my wish list ever since! Then I waited a year before I started decorating. I knew I wanted to use a lot of colour, so I took my time working out what shades I wanted.

Discovering colour

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